Washstand
['wɒʃstænd] or ['wɑʃstænd]
Definition
(noun.) furniture consisting of a table or stand to hold a basin and pitcher of water for washing: `wash-hand stand' is a British term.
Editor: Maureen--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A piece of furniture holding the ewer or pitcher, basin, and other requisites for washing the person.
Checker: McDonald
Examples
- He held out the tiny glass, and I half filled it from the water-bottle on the washstand. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Rinaldi went across the room to the washstand and brought back two glasses and a bottle of cognac. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Hold the candle, said Mr. Rochester, and I took it: he fetched a basin of water from the washstand: Hold that, said he. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- I returned, sought the sponge on the washstand, the salts in my drawer, and once more retraced my steps. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- I have found it all out, said he, setting his candle down on the washstand; it is as I thought. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
Edited by Estelle